On the sidelines of the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit, leaders of the member countries witnessed a flypast of two Dornier 228 aircraft sourced from India (HAL) by Guyana.
A major attraction of the flypast was a "vertical charlie" manoeuvre by a single Rafale aircraft which carried out a series of rolls while flying vertical before disappearing into the blue skies.
The 'Tangail' formation will reenact the successful airdrop in which Indian Air Force personnel were dropped in parachutes on December 11, 1971, which marked the first airdrop of Indian security forces on hostile territory during the India-Pakistan war.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Sunday, participated in the 76th Army Day program. Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh attended the event as chief guest. Governor Anandi Ben Patel was also present at the program.
In the first-ever aerial display over the holy Sangam area in Prayagraj, the Indian Air Force would be flying its aircraft in the Sugreev, Luv-Kush and Bharat formations along with others.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said he was proud of the Indian Air Force and the air warriors, who performed incredible manoeuvres during a flypast in Bhopal.
Group Captain Abhishek Tripathi, Commanding Officer of 101 Squadron (Rafale) and the leader of the formation that will participate in the Bastille Day Flypast said, "It is a matter of pride for us that we have brought Rafale to France once again. The PM will be the Guest of Honour at the
In an interaction with ANI, Ashraf said that the flypast and marching by the IAF air warriors on Bastille Day follow a long association that the two nations share, especially in the field of air power.
Three Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jets, as part of the military contingent, are poised to participate in the Bastille Day flypast over the Champs Elysees, Paris, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be the guest of honour, as per the release.
During the flypast, 45 aircraft of the Air Force, one from the Navy, and four helicopters of the Army exhibited their aerobatics and professional skills.